"In the opposing (seaplane racing) camps there were alternations of
elation and despair, brought about as first one and then the other side
was seen to have an aircraft capable of breathtaking speed."
(David Mondey on the 1926 Schneider Trophy race over Chesapeake Bay;
USA vs. Italy. From his book "The Schneider Trophy" - page 175)"By the Skin of Our Teeth" - by Jerry Collins

"Another thing that had to be taken into consideration was the number
of competitors in this Pacific flight. Already nine planes had been
entered and there probably would be more. He knew some of the airmen
by reputation; plucky skillful pilots who would give any man
a race for his money...."
(Ted Scott, pilot, in First Stop Honolulu, by Franklin W. Dixon, 1927 - page 114)

"Ahead, dangerously close to his track, was a rowing boat and Kenworthy
applied a little rudder to steer (his flying-boat) clear. Immediately the Pellet
began to porpoise violently, its hull hitting the water with resounding
thumps.... the Pellet became airborne in a semi-stalled condition and,
pushed to starboard by propeller torque, the wingtip touched the surface
and the aircraft heeled over and went beneath the surface like a stone."
(Pre-race tests, 1923. The Schneider Trophy, by David Mondey, 1975 - page 127)Speed
Week
StoriesItalian Poster for Speed Week 1938
- by Stuart McCarthyhttp://duraluminwolf.deviantart.com/[Larger version Here]" 'This was Mr. Kenworthy's second bath in the Pellet, which after
its double diving demonstration may as well be
known in the future as the Plummet.' "
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"The
roar that poured from the clipped exhaust stacks
mixed with the blat of the props as they bit into the spray
and created a din that could be heard for miles, a long, high pitched
howl
that sent shivers of delight through the crowds lining the shore."(from 'The Story of the Schneider
Trophy Race' in This Was Air Travel by Henry R.Palmer, Jr. - 1962)**** Auto Racing****